Rookhow 300th anniversary weekend

Name: Rookhow 300th anniversary weekend
Start: 2025-06-06T16:00:00+01:00
End: 2025-06-06T16:00:00+01:00
Location: Rookhow Quaker Meeting House

Friday 6th - Sunday 8th June 2025

with a big gathering on Saturday 7th June

A celebration of Rookhow's Tricentenary.

300 years ago people travelled from outlying areas to Rookhow to meet with their wider Quaker community. In the spirit of this, for the 300th anniversary we would like to invite people to travel on foot or cycle from different places to a Meeting for Worship, shared simple lunch with an afternoon of speakers and activities.

There will be 3 cycle rides from local Meeting Houses and a walk from Newby Bridge via High Dam. People can also share lifts from local train stations, park close by and walk to Rookhow.

We're hoping a group of people of all ages will choose to stay on site as hosts and welcome those who arrive on the Saturday. People may also stay on the Saturday night.

There will be a large Meeting for Worship at 12noon on Saturday , followed by a shared lunch (bring simple homemade food if possible). At 2pm there will be 2 speakers: Rex Ambler, a local Quaker theologian, and Hannah Larn from the Rose Castle Foundation, inviting us to think about 'Rookhow Then' & 'Rookhow Now & the Future'. Wise Up Workshops will run an alternative session for children & young people and then we will all join in an all age celebration.

We hope this event will bring together local F(f)riends and Rookhow supporters from across the UK.

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Children and young people are welcome.

Any donations for the running of this weekend and towards Rookhow's work will be gratefully received. If you are able to Gift Aid your donation, please do so.

SUGGESTED DONATION for people staying: £20 per person per night (£10 under 18s)

Space for 30 people to stay: bunkbarn, Meeting House floor, yurt and camping (both nights). Some people may choose to stay off site and join us in all the activities & meals.

Please note that on-site parking on Saturday has to be booked in advance as it is only available for those with limited mobility. There is no roadside parking at Rookhow but a few additional pre-booked parking spaces will be available half a mile away at Rusland Reading Rooms and there are 2 public car parks 1.5 miles away.